Antonyms for railed
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : reyl |
| Phonetic Transcription : reɪl |
Definition of railed
Origin :- "horizontal bar passing from one post or support to another," c.1300, from Old French reille "bolt, bar," from Vulgar Latin *regla, from Latin regula "straight stick," diminutive form related to regere "to straighten, guide" (see regal). Used figuratively for thinness from 1872. To be off the rails in a figurative sense is from 1848, an image from the railroads. In U.S. use, "A piece of timber, cleft, hewed, or sawed, inserted in upright posts for fencing" [Webster, 1830].
- verb criticize harshly
- He could have raged and railed against his fate like any madman.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- There was a broad avenue, bordered by railed tombs, leading to the church-door.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- Was she the same girl who had railed so bitterly against Anthony's profession?
- Extract from : « Glory of Youth » by Temple Bailey
- Was not his common talk, When the knaves have railed their fill, then will they hold their peace?'
- Extract from : « John Knox » by A. Taylor Innes
- I railed at them for a couple of minutes, but it was mostly unfair.
- Extract from : « Attrition » by Jim Wannamaker
- He was as well off as if Mr. James Grandon were alive, and he had not railed at fate then.
- Extract from : « Floyd Grandon's Honor » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
- She had been railed at and scolded as never goddess was scolded before.
- Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope
- Finally, I railed at Providence for ever having let me see such ignominy.
- Extract from : « Youth » by Leo Tolstoy
- He never married again; and railed on all womankind for this one.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 » by Various
- They questioned him, gibed him, railed at him, but they got no word in reply.
- Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 » by Elbert Hubbard
Synonyms for railed
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